Wedbush analyst and long-time Tesla bull Dan Ives urged on Tuesday the EV maker's Board of Directors to give the CEO Elon Musk 25% voting control with "oversight on political endeavours" and controlled time allocation to the EV maker.

Porsche announced on Tuesday that it delivered 146,391 vehicles in the first half of 2025, down by 6% from the same period a year ago.

XPeng announced on Tuesday that it has extended its partnership with SunCar Technology Group, a cloud-based auto insurance services provider in China — with which the brand has collaborated since late 2022.

Morgan Stanley, in a research note published on Tuesday, cautioned that new “distractions” could emerge for Tesla following CEO Elon Musk’s weekend announcement that he plans to launch a new political party.

XPeng sold 6,500 vehicles in its domestic market between June 30 and July 6, according to registration data shared on Chinese social media this Tuesday.

Volvo Cars has started laying off workers in China as part of its 15% workforce cut announced in late May, according to a report by local media outlet Jiemian News on Monday.

Xiaomi recorded 4,900 vehicle registrations in the week to July 6, according to insurance data published on Tuesday — a 46.2% decline from the previous week, when volumes had surged to 9,100 units following the initial rollout of the newly launched YU7 SUV.

Premium EV brand Zeekr sold 3,200 vehicles between June 30 and July 6, just 100 units fewer than in the final week of the second quarter — marking a modest week-on-week decline compared with the double-digit drops recorded by most other carmakers.

New registrations of Tesla vehicles in China fell 75.8% between June 30 and July 6, according to weekly insurance data published on Tuesday, marking the lowest level in two months and a sharp reversal from the prior week’s high.

EV maker Rivian has unveiled several offers for July, after cutting lease prices by $200 late last month as part of a final push to drive second-quarter sales.

Polestar, backed by China’s Geely Holding Group and headquartered in Sweden, registered 5,844 vehicles across eleven European markets in June, more than doubling its May tally of 2,648 units.

Chinese automaker XPeng sold 1,693 vehicles across its European markets in June, a 48.8% increase from May’s 1,138 units — excluding Finland, where registration data was not yet available as of Monday.

Onvo, the family-oriented sub-brand of the EV maker Nio, is set to open pre-orders for its second model — the flagship three-row L90 SUV — on July 10, with display vehicles scheduled to arrive in showrooms across China also this week.

Chinese carmaker XPeng said on Thursday it has delivered its 5,000th vehicle in Denmark, its third European market, which it entered in April 2022.

Premium brand Zeekr announced on Friday that it has entered the Swiss market, its seventh in Europe, following recent expansions into Belgium and Denmark.

XPeng registered 114 vehicles in the UK in June, marking its strongest monthly performance since entering the market in February and the first time sales have surpassed 100 units.

Geely-backed brand Polestar registered a new sales record in the UK last month, with 2,595 vehicles, according to data from the SMMT released on Friday.

Tesla's UK sales increased both sequentially and year over year to 7,719 vehicles in June, recording its best sales month year to date.

Chinese electric vehicle makers have set ambitious delivery targets for 2025, but most have yet to reach even a third of their annual goals by midyear.

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng officially launched the G7 SUV on Thursday, calling it “the world’s first L3-level intelligent super AI vehicle,” and marking its latest bid to challenge rivals in China’s crowded EV market.